- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.58 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words starting with TH and ending in K (TH__K)
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: THANK
Position 3I 43%A 29%E 14%U 14%
Position 4N 43%C 29%E 14%L 14%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 7 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: THANK (September 26, 2024); THICK (November 22, 2025); THINK (November 18, 2023).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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Pattern guide
What fits TH__K?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 3rd letter A, E, I, U
- 4th letter C, E, L, N
Meanings and answer history
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THANK
To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
“She thanked him for the lift.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 26, 2024.
THICK
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 22, 2025.
THINK
To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
“Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 18, 2023.
THACK
A stroke; a thwack.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THEEK
To thatch.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THILK
That same; this; that.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THUNK
past participle of think
“Who would have thunk those guys would have a problem with a little lie?”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match TH__K?
- 7 five-letter words match TH__K in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, THANK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.59 bits against the possible answers.